Phil Castellini says the new additions to Great American Ball Park start right as you arrive at Crosley Terrace

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Updated: 7:01 PM EDT Mar 26, 2018

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Here's what's new at Great American Ball Park this season

Phil Castellini says the new additions to Great American Ball Park start right as you arrive at Crosley Terrace

Phil Castellini says the new additions to Great American Ball Park start right as you arrive at Crosley Terrace.

"We'll be doing a happy hour here two hours before the game up until game time," Castellini, Reds president, said.

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With the renewed Budweiser sponsorship comes a garden bar; buy a ticket of any kind and you'll have access to that happy hour.

The Reds also experimented with mobile ordering last year and this season it will be even more detailed: place your order, scan your phone and pick it up to avoid the lines.

"The difference this year, we've put them in areas where you can get multiple food offerings, so a hot dog, beer, soda, you name it, so you don't have to go to multiple stands," Castellini said.

An upper level has been added to the handlebar, called the Bowtie Bar, as well as wooden box seats.

Great American Ball Park is also safer because they've put extra netting up, but that doesn't mean you won't be able to see the field.

"The design of having it on the front end of the dugout and going all the way past the camera wells ... trying to get the net that had the least obstruction to the viewing of the game," said Castellini.

Groups will be able to rent an indoor pavilion with an air-conditioned buffet and a patio to themselves.

The visitor and home bullpens are also switching.

Castellini said he knows change doesn't always go over well in a tradition-heavy sport like baseball and that modernizing parks can be a balancing act.

"We want it to be great and current with music and sound and lights and action but the purity of the game is there as well. So we've got a wide variety of food offerings but we also have the staples, you can get an ice cold beer and a hot dog here," Castellini said.